Advice for Chicken with EYP?

[MilliFlock2]

I’ve been concerned that my Rhode Island Red, Beth, has had EYP…

I already had two other of my chickens pass away from EYP, so I know there’s a high risk that another one of my chickens could develop the condition from environment exposure, stress, and pathogens. Although I did clean the area, it’s hard to eliminate these factors completely. (This happened a month after my last chicken with EYP passed away)
At first, I thought it was heat stress (we’d had a week where the temperature peaked to 100 degrees) or maybe she was depressed over the passing of one her flock mates. (They used to be really close). She would act slightly confused, unresponsive, and go to bed earlier than any of the other chickens.
I passed this off at her being under the weather, gave her some time to recover, and didn’t think much about it. But then after a week or so, she stopped eating so I started to look for other symptoms she had.
Her symptoms and the sequential order they appear in exactly match what I saw in my last chicken with EYP. She would act mildy sick, and if she saw that I was checking up on her more often, she would suddenly turn normal, as if nothing was wrong with her in the first place. But that isn’t possible for illnesses to disappear just like that, so it’s quite obvious to me that’s she’s putting on an act. Occasionally there will be emerald droppings present, which I’ve learned is an indicator of vent fleet and another symptom of EYP, not just green from her diet and grass (we’ve never had any of our chickens with green droppings) and if she wants to rest she’ll choose somewhere that I can’t see her but close to the feeding area so she can quickly jump up quickly in case anyone opens the door to come out. I can still tell there’s something bothering her.
It wasn’t the symptoms alone that made me suspicious it was EYP, it was the resemblance of her behavior towards my last chicken with EYP. And the timing in which that occurred. These symptoms are quite general, but because a lot of my chickens have a history of EYP, there’s a high probability my chicken could have this condition too. I was gonna wait until really specific symptoms showed up, but most of them are in the advanced category, … But based on her behavior, the order her symptoms appear in, past hI can probably infer it’s EYP.
I don’t know in detail how it’s progressing, because she’s doing a good job of hiding it all. But the head shaking is getting worse and her comb is starting to appear purplish, especially in the evening. Aside from that, this week she’s acting more like her normal self, foraging with her friends, and responding to her name
I plan on getting her a lot of supportive care, or if there’s anything nesscary to keep her comfortable, please tell me, as I’m kinda out of ideas… or if you want to suggest another condition beside EYP that Beth could have had, I’ll take it, since I haven’t confirmed any yet. And for any professionals or experts out to there, you could even suggest any safe home remedies or treatments that I could buy. Anything helps.

Sorry that I don’t have any pictures, or about any grammatical errors! (My chicken doesn’t have a lot of psychical signs that I can show yet, but I will update!) My parents won’t let me take her to a vet, so I’m trying to see if there are any other online vets.
Thanks for the help!!!… I know this was really long…

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I already had two other of my chickens pass away from EYP, so I know there’s a high risk that another one of my chickens could develop the condition from environment exposure, stress, and pathogens.

But the head shaking is getting worse and her comb is starting to appear purplish, especially in the evening. Aside from that, this week she’s acting more like her normal self, foraging with her friends, and responding to her name

Welcome To BYC

Did you get confirmation of EYP through lab necropsy or at home necropsy on your other hens?

EYP is not really contagious or transmitted from one hen to another, however it's not uncommon for several hens within a flock to succumb to this common condition over time.

EYP is when yolk material or sometimes E. Coli is deposited into the abdominal cavity, which in turn causes infection. You should be able to easily see this when a necropsy is performed.

There is no cure for EYP. You can try giving an antibiotic to help with infection short term. Provide supportive care, making sure the hen is eating/drinking, keep parasites under control, etc.

There are many conditions that can look like EYP. Reproductive disorders like Cancer, Salpingitis, etc. are common in laying hens - none of these can be cured, but you may be able to address symptoms and provide supportive care to make the hen's life more comfortable.

If your hen is active, eating/drinking/foraging, etc. it doesn't sound like she's in a state of decline at this time, so no treatment is probably necessary unless you can describe the head shaking a bit more. Not sure what that's about unless she's adjusting the crop (is it emptying overnight) or she may have mites or infection in the ears.

https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poul...-system-in-poultry/egg-peritonitis-in-poultry